IndieKidz

IndieKidz GmbH, based in Berlin, operates Occibo, a platform for creating children's books. The system is aimed at authors, illustrators, parents and teachers, and is designed to take a manuscript or an idea through to a print-ready book. A shared book engine adapts the workflow to the role of the person using it, whether they are planning a manuscript, prototyping visuals, preparing print-aware layouts or assembling launch assets.

The technical work spans generative AI, publishing workflow automation and print-aware layout design. Two problems receive particular attention: maintaining character consistency across pages, and keeping a human in control of the creative process. Rather than producing a book in a single automated step, Occibo is built so that users retain editorial oversight at each stage and make the final creative decisions themselves.

The platform serves several markets at once - children's book publishing, self-publishing, education, and illustration and design - and is positioned as a way of simplifying workflows that have traditionally been complex and fragmented.